Securing Device for Golf Having Removable Studs

ABSTRACT

The golf shoe holder with dismountable threaded cleats prevents the supporting foot of a person from moving when attempting to hit the golf ball with a golf club. This is achieved as the holder has two holes with different diameters: the large diameter is to be held between the cleats and the golf shoe sole, by means of the threads that both parts have, and the small diameter is where it holds on to the grass by means of a tee.

This invention refers to a shoe holder that specifically serves toprevent the foot that provides support from moving when attempting tohit the ball with the golf club; the supporting foot is determined asfollows: when a person is right handed, it is the left foot, and whenthe person is left handed, it is the right foot.

INVENTION BACKGROUND

Within the field of golf, it is considered as a defect that at the timeof trying to hit the golf ball with the golf club, the support footmoves, which causes instability to the body and making, in turn, thatthe ball that is hit goes off in a direction other than the directiondesired by the golfer.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The following U.S. Pat. No. 5,150,903, refers to (a training device forfastening the bottom of the heel of a golf shoe with the devicecomprising an opened plate, which is secured to the bottom of the heelby removing the cleats in the heel, placing the plate against the bottomof the heel and reinserting the cleats in the heel after penetrating theapertures in the plate. The plate is provided with a tab extendinglaterally there from over a portion of the periphery of the heel of theshoe. A spike is secured to the tab to extend laterally of the bottom ofthe heel for penetrating the ground to hold the leading foot of a golferin place during a practice stance.

This patent does not divulge an aid for the golfer to hold the golf shoesole, to the golfer's foot.

The previous document closest to my proposal does not divulge a devicesimilar to a golf shoe holder with dismountable cleats.

To supplement the description being made and with the purpose of aidingin better understanding the invention characteristics, attached to thisdescription as an integral part hereof, are the drawings and photos,where the following is shown, without limitation:

FIG. 1.—It shows a perspective of the golf shoe holder.

FIG. 1A.—It shows a horizontal front view of the golf shoe holder fromthe thinnest side.

FIG. 1B.—It shows a horizontal front view of the golf shoe holder fromthe widest side opposite the side shown in FIG. 1A.

FIG. 1C.—It shows a horizontal side view of the golf shoe holder.

FIG. 2A.—It shows all of the pieces required for installing the golfshoe holder with dismountable cleats.

FIG. 2B.—It shows how the winding key (5) is inserted in the cleat (7)to dismount the cleat.

FIG. 2C.—It shows how the golf shoe holder with dismountable cleats isinstalled (1) in the large hole (2) between the shoe sole (6) and thecleat (7).

FIG. 2D.—It shows how the cleat is tightened with the winding key (5).

FIG. 2E.—It shows how the golf shoe holder with dismountable cleats (1)is fixed to the shoe sole (6).

FIG. 2F.—It shows how the tee (4) is inserted into the smaller hole (3)of the golf shoe holder with dismountable cleats (1).

FIG. 2G.—It shows how the tee (4) is totally introduced into the golfshoe holder with dismountable cleats (1) and this shall prevent thesupporting foot from moving when attempting to hit the golf ball withthe golf club.

REFERENCE LIST Number Corresponds to: 1 Shoe holder with dismountablecleats 2 Large diameter hole 3 Small diameter hole 4 Tee 5 Winding key 6Shoe sole 7 Cleats

When looking at these figures, it may be observed how the golf shoeholder (1) with dismountable cleats (7) is structured, based on a singlebody part, elongated and thin, in a truncated cone (trapezoidal) form,elongated at the ends and rounded at said ends, with two holes: one witha large diameter (2) and one with a smaller diameter (3). The largediameter hole (2) is located at the widest end of the elongated part andthe other hole, with a smaller diameter (3) is located far from thelarge hole (2) and close to the narrowest end of the part (1). They areused as follows: the large diameter (2) of the part (1) is to be placedwithin the cleats (7) and the shoe sole (6), by means of the threads(not shown) that both parts have and the smaller diameter hole (3) iswhere it is fastened to the grass by means of a tee (4).

Thus, the invention is focused on the fact that the supporting foot of agolfer does not move at the time of attempting to hit the golf ball withthe golf clubs, as the golf shoe holder shall prevent this fromhappening.

To install the holder, firstly, the cleat (7) of the shoe is dismountedfrom the shoe sole (6) with the winding key (5) as shown in FIG. 2B.Then, the holder (1) is placed on the shoe sole (6) and the cleat (7) isput in place again, as shown in FIG. 2C and it is tightened with thewinding key (5) as shown in FIG. 2D. Thus, it is placed and held to theshoe sole (6) as shown in FIG. 2E. FIG. 2F shows how the tee (4) isplaced through the smaller hole (3) of the shoe holder (1) and, lastly,FIG. 2G shows how the tee (4) is dug into the ground, thus preventingthe movement of the golf shoe.

1-5. (canceled)
 6. A shoe affixer comprising: a flat body having a firstend and a second end; a first hole in the body about the first endadapted to be installed between a cleat and a shoe sole; and a secondhole in the body about the second end adapted to hold a golf tee.
 7. Theshoe affixer of claim 6, wherein the affixer has an oblong shape, atrapezoidal, a rectangular, oval, ellipse, triangular, diamond, rhombusor parallelogram form.
 8. The shoe affixer of claim 6, wherein the firstend and the second end are rounded.
 9. The shoe affixer of claim 6,wherein the affixer is adapted for being installed on either a rightshoe or a left shoe.
 10. The shoe affixer of claim 6, wherein theaffixer is adapted for being installed on at least two cleats of a shoe.11. The shoe affixer of claim 6, wherein the affixer is adapted forbeing installed on the cleat on a left side of a right shoe, a rightside of a left shoe, a right side of a right shoe, or a left side of aleft shoe.
 12. The shoe affixer of claim 6, wherein the affixer isadapted for being installed on the cleat below the toe box of the shoe.13. The shoe affixer of claim 6, wherein a portion of the affixer thatis exposed after being secured to a shoe is decorated with decals,designs, advertising legends, instructions, or labels.
 14. The shoeaffixer of claim 6, wherein the affixer is made of materials that areresistant to the minimum traction required for their use.
 15. A methodof affixing a shoe to the ground comprising: obtaining a shoe affixercomprising: a flat body having a first end and a second end; a firsthole in the body about the first end adapted to be installed between acleat and a shoe sole; and a second hole in the body about the secondend adapted to hold a golf tee; securing the golf shoe affixer to thegolf shoe by positioning the first hole of the shoe affixer between thecleats and the shoe sole; and securing the shoe affixer to the ground bypinning a golf tee through the second hole of the affixer into theground.
 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the shoe affixer has anoblong shape, a trapezoidal, a rectangular, oval, ellipse, triangular,diamond, rhombus or parallelogram form.
 17. The method of claim 15,wherein the first end and the second end of the shoe affixer arerounded.
 18. The method of claim 15, wherein the shoe affixer is adaptedfor being secured on either a right shoe or a left shoe.
 19. The methodof claim 15, wherein the shoe affixer is adapted for being installed onat least two cleats of a shoe.
 20. The method of claim 15, wherein theshoe affixer is adapted for being installed on the cleat on a left sideof a right shoe, a right side of a left shoe, a right side of a rightshoe, or a left side of a left shoe.
 21. The method of claim 15, whereinthe shoe affixer is adapted for being installed on the cleat below thetoe box of the shoe.
 22. The method of claim 15, wherein a portion ofthe shoe affixer that is exposed after being secured to a shoe isdecorated with decals, designs, advertising legends, instructions, orlabels.
 23. The method of claim 15, wherein positioning the first holeof the shoe affixer between the cleats and the shoe sole furthercomprises dismounting the cleat from the shoe sole, placing the shoeaffixer onto the shoe sole, remounting the cleat to the shoe sole overthe first hole of the shoe affixer.
 24. The method of claim 23, whereinthe cleat is dismounted and remounted to the shoe sole with a windingkey.